单词 | slanderer |
例句 | Two usefully pocket-size volumes, one on how to achieve serenity, the other presenting classic pen-portraits of liars, slanderers and other scoundrels. Review | Forget trendy bestsellers: This best books list takes you off the beaten track 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z One, covering an entire wall, is devoted to the Last Judgment and details specific punishments — slanderers, for instance, get hung by their tongues. Driving Russia’s Revived Golden Ring 2012-08-31T19:01:44Z "A thief can give back the thing he stole, a slanderer can acknowledge his calumny," Dolz thinks to herself. The Infatuations by Javier Marías – review 2013-03-01T17:30:01Z The book of Proverbs is full of warnings against whisperers and slanderers. In defence of gossip: no better way to navigate life's flawed relationships 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Across the Atlantic it's the opposite: the burden of proof rests with the alleged slanderer, who has to prove what they said is true. Inside Johnny Depp and Amber Heard's legal battle 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z If not, you are a slanderer,” Erdogan said, speaking to officials in Ankara. The public relations battle getting in the way of fixing real problems in Syria 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z "Tomorrow we will teach those liars and slanderers a lesson," Erdogan told a jubilant crowd of supporters in Istanbul's working class Kartal district on Saturday, vowing his ruling AK Party would triumph at the polls. Turkey begins espionage investigation after Syria leak 2014-03-29T13:22:41Z One was accused of being a Communist, the other of being a slanderer. ‘Communist’ Is Still a Dirty Word in Vietnamese Immigrant Enclaves 2013-06-23T01:49:55Z Mad slanderers, no, Ann deserved the slander but what could slander accomplish? Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z Abimelech Too gentle, O king, in thy dealings with this slanderer. Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes 2012-04-10T02:00:19.943Z "Take that, you infarnal slanderer," he cried, as he dealt the blow. The Frontiersmen 2012-04-10T02:00:18.933Z If the slanderer will stand forth and avow himself, I may know how to deal with him. Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z But slanderers blame, in individuals, what belongs to the species. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 1. No 1, June 1850 2012-03-21T02:00:31.390Z So every careless slanderer, and scandalmonger credulous of evil, who believes the lies he propagates. The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians 2012-03-20T02:00:11.133Z Depart from me, he would exclaim, ye workers of iniquity, projectors of heresy, slanderers, and breakers of the peace, I never knew you.” A Letter to the Right Hon. Lord Bexley containing a statement to the committee of the British and Foreign Bible Society 2012-03-15T02:00:20.887Z But the evil speakers and slanderers would say that I am ambitious. Satires And Profanities 2012-03-14T02:00:24.637Z "It is true, then," said he, passionately, "the slanderers have done their work!" Barrington Volume II (of II) 2012-04-09T02:00:32.490Z These orthodox ministers have been the slanderers of the really great men of our century. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z She held a secret consultation with her sister Therba; when it was determined to take vengeance on their common slanderer, and to dispatch a heavy Incubus to suffocate the soul from his body. Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter 2012-02-08T03:00:20.643Z We have never learned that he had an enemy or a slanderer while he lived in it. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z Attilio, who had not reseated himself, hastily gathered his own and his friends' gloves, and, making them into a handful, threw them, without a word, full and hard in the face of the slanderer. Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Upon this evidence he prosecuted his slanderers for defamation before the Provincial Court. The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom 2011-12-30T03:00:25.917Z He demanded haughtily of me, if I expected him to treat with a slanderer or beg a truce with a lie. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Men are of common stuff, Each hath some fault, and he had faults enough: But of all slanderers that ever were A virtuous critic is the most unfair. The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges 2011-10-22T02:00:26.887Z Yes, you think you have conquered, you slanderer. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z In reply to these back-bitings, I used to observe, that if he took anything from the sacrist, he turned it to the good account of the church, and this none of these slanderers could deny. The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson 2011-10-18T02:00:19.523Z "That is the key to this mysterious league of apostolic slanderers, mortified expectants and disappointed speculators." The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z Br�hl wrung his hands, sprang from his chair and said angrily: 'Show me that slanderer! Count Br?hl 2011-10-06T02:00:41.430Z "Sire," said she, sobbing, "remember that if you do not punish the slanderers, they will soon attack your own person, which is so sacred to us." The Countess Cosel A Romance of History of the Times of Augustus the Strong 2011-10-06T02:00:36.083Z The harbour master at last moved that this new slanderer should be turned out. The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) 2011-10-21T02:00:20.960Z Blackmailer, slanderer, murderer, and maybe coward and traitor, there was about him a stillness that had a strange effect. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z Prayers are heard, and he would return safe and sound, to defy his enemies and his slanderers as well. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z She said that slanderers had arisen to tell him the wicked stories he had heard. The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book 2011-09-09T02:01:11.180Z You see, it gave his slanderers a handle and they made the most of it. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z As little regards the slanderer, and as rapidly spreads the fire of a scandalous tongue, devouring its victims with a consuming fire. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z Her first impulse was to tear up the letters and burn them; but this she refrained from doing, for on second thoughts they might be instrumental in obtaining the punishment of the slanderer. World's End A Story in Three Books 2011-08-16T02:00:47.740Z The only one of Franklin's slanderers whose arrow hit anywhere near the mark was an anonymous French poet who termed him "Caméléon Octogénaire." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z What! the lies of a slanderer can destroy real virtues? Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z But ye could not blame the slanderers, being quick yourself to think evil. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z “Out upon you, slanderer!” cried Hilton, laughingly, as he paced up and down once more. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z But shame on me!" she instantly added, "let me not, in my anger, prove a slanderer! Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z The generous youth not only refused belief, but angrily reproved the slanderer, for daring to couple his cousin’s name with an act so unworthy! The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z Theophrastus describes dissemblers, flatterers, intruders, rustics, parasites, babblers, the superstitious, misers, the proud, slanderers, etc. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z I, who would not harm a hair of his head, even if I had, as that slanderer said, anything to revenge, which I have not—quite the reverse. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z "To make vague charges behind one's back, and then refuse to be explicit, is a coward's and a slanderer's way of waging war." The Story of an Untold Love 2011-06-17T02:00:17.643Z The woman is a lying gossip—a malicious or weak-minded slanderer. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z He called on the Duke to come forward openly, saying, "Come forth, thou slanderer!" The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick 2011-05-31T02:00:34.353Z Mr. Gladstone, said Mr. Parnell at Wexford just before he was arrested, was the greatest coercionist, the greatest and most unrivalled slanderer of the Irish nation, that ever lived. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z I go to meet the slanderer of my race! Sons and Fathers 2011-05-16T02:00:19.893Z He knew January succumbed, not merely to the slanderer, but also to the flatterer. Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z I am sad to think that slanderers have blackened my name to you.... White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z He did tell it, hurling back his taunt upon the anonymous slanderer, by styling him the “assassin of the desk.” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z O slanderer, hell's imps must say of you: "He does the work we are ashamed to do!" The Cornflower, and Other Poems 2011-04-07T02:00:18.740Z ‘If I but knew who was my slanderer,’ was at one time the ludicrous skraigh of the convicted Cockney. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z Fifthly: I feel satisfied that Edgar Allan Poe was not, what his slanderers have represented him, a rake. Mayne Reid A Memoir of his Life 2011-03-23T02:00:25.120Z I cried, 'I've wronged you, I have injured you; it was slanderers who wrote against you; don't break my heart, take back your money!' White Nights and Other Stories The Novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Volume X 2011-05-07T02:00:35.433Z As his great judicial talents came to be recognized the voice of the slanderer ceased, and the services which he rendered on the Bench will, we doubt not, be now heartily acknowledged by all parties. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z But the accomplished slanderer is not always a malevolently disposed person. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Your quietly disposed, domestic ones turn out gadders, your thrifty housekeepers grow lavish and wasteful, your safe and cautious talkers become evil speakers and slanderers. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Sinfulness of Detraction.—The civil law does not generally punish slander if the slanderer can prove that his statements are true, but this does not make veracious defamation morally lawful. Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities 2011-02-24T03:00:54.237Z And yet the monster had implied to Harley that his comforter was a fool—so she was, to love so contemptible a slanderer of herself, and her sex. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Do these puny slanderers not yet know that it is with men as with plants, and that though the dockweed is rotten within a few weeks, the oak takes centuries to reach maturity? Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. 2011-02-18T03:00:19.343Z Our traducers and slanderers say that we are unfit for this, that and the other thing, which is a deliberate and willful falsehood. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z I know you well enough to believe that all the lunatics and slanderers this side of Castonia couldn’t turn you against your friends. King Spruce, A Novel 2011-01-15T03:00:34.400Z He who gives place to slanderers, helps them on and does not resist them. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume II) 2011-01-11T03:00:31.950Z How great is thy blindness, that thou dost not discern who it is that has transformed thee into such a devil and slanderer; and whose image it is thou carriest about thee! True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z I expect you to prevent my being prejudiced by that slanderer. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z In doing so, they unwittingly elevated the public standing of Obama’s slanderers and increased these miscreants’ audience size to record levels. Politico's hot new opinion columnists debut! 2010-10-05T17:10:00Z Willie looked at Mr Darsy with a smile of conscious integrity, and of calm contempt at once of the slander and the judgment of the slanderer. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 8 I have been put on my guard respecting these slanderers. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 It was an engine of punishment specially assigned to scolding women; though sometimes kindred offenders, such as slanderers, “makebayts,” “chyderers,” brawlers, railers, and women of light carriage also suffered through it. Curious Punishments of Bygone Days To the slanderers of Russia, from Púshkin, 150. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 Records speak for the dead in a voice that paralyzes the slanderer like the hand writing that shook the sturdy frame of Belshazzar. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Aha;" says Jupiter, "and who would wonder if I laid aside my graciousness and punished these wretched slanderers and blasphemous liars with thunder and lightning? The Adventurous Simplicissimus being the description of the Life of a Strange vagabond named Melchior Sternfels von Fuchshaim Valdes and his deputy Suarez were indicted, but on proving their innocence triumphed over their slanderers by being reinstated in authority. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Who planned, and helped those slanderers vile, My name with base lies to defile? The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches Russia, to the slanderers of, from Púshkin, 150. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 He spurned the slanderer, kindly reproved the vicious and by counsel and example disseminated the principles of morality and religion. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution On that account one has to pray in the Litany: 'That it may please the Lord to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and turn their hearts.' Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. I do not think I am likely to forget it, sir; some anonymous slanderer has made it the pretext of a most insolent calumny. Tony Butler Those slanderers I would gladly take, With all who help their schemes to make, And to the tigers throw. The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches Others are suffering under the burden of sin and grief, others are overwhelmed with sorrow, racked with pain, harried by the slanderer and the persecutor. The Christian Use of the Psalter I hope that you will not believe any ill of me which has no better foundation than the jealousy of an angry slanderer. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise The slanderer lied: the wretch was brave— For, looking up the minster-nave, He saw my father's knightly glaive Was changed from steel to stone. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Volume II Puritanism, its zeal and its narrowness, and the angry suspicion that it had in common with all movements of the ill-educated, seemed no other to him than a slanderer of all fine things. The Cutting of an Agate So the slanderers appear, Whose calumnies are shocking. The Wisdom of Confucius with Critical and Biographical Sketches We recite, remembering that it is His word, and not our own, the denunciation of the sensual and the covetous, the traitor and the liar, the persecutor, the slanderer, and the hypocrite. The Christian Use of the Psalter The publication of the same slander by different persons is not a joint tort, it is a distinct wrong done by each slanderer. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman There was enough of falsehood in the story to brand him as a foul slanderer, and he should not escape him. Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience The "National Gazette" was at an end, and the slanderer Freneau gone. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington This is, of course, meant to blind the eyes of inquisitive slanderers. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 I thought my heart would burst with the affliction of such a picture, and I said, "No, Potts, live; and reply to such would-be slanderers by the exercise of the qualities of your great nature." A Day's Ride A Life's Romance For this act his slanderer calls him 'the ingrate who commenced his career of manhood, by smiting his parent in the face.' Discussion on American Slavery Loudest among these slanderers was father Thomas Ortiz, but the latter himself, with several brothers of his order, died of the same infectious disease a few months after. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. The information could be of no service to you if obtained—some mis�rable, perhaps some spy of the police, the slanderer. Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands Then she fastened her girdle to the prow of the boat, and, to the wonder of all and to the overthrow of her slanderers, the vessel easily yielded to her slight exertion. Roman Women To them the sight of his beautiful form brought only joy and gladness; but the proud and boastful, the slanderer and the robber, dreaded the glance of his keen eye. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning And if, after these words, any man says, ‘Liot Borson was a murderer,’ I will call him a cowardly liar and slanderer at Lerwick Market Cross, and follow the words to the end they deserve. Prisoners of Conscience They offered her terms: she should communicate if she would only acknowledge herself a slanderer, unworthy of communicating. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Come forth, thou picture of cowardice, thou vile slanderer.” Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time "What I am is nobody's business," replied Father Goulden, "but in any case I am not a slanderer." Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 Prefer being alone, or seek that company in which the slanderer is not admitted. Talkers With Illustrations It is the least defect of such a method of portraiture that it makes the 320 path easy for the devil’s advocate, and leaves for the misuse of the slanderer a considerable field of truth. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Cadière was treated as a slanderer, was condemned to see her memorials and other papers burnt by the hand of the executioner. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages Nobly indignant at the slanders uttered against her, her wifely love forgives the slanderer in pity for the blindness of unreason which has caused his action. An Introduction to Shakespeare There was but one thing she knew: her William must come soon, come soon and shut the mouths of those slanderers! The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 The slanderer is very often an idler, and a busy-body in other men’s matters, while his own lie in confusion and tend to ruin. Talkers With Illustrations They excite our risible emotions, while they are reducing their adversary to contempt—otherwise they would not be distinguished from gross slanderers. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors When does the slanderer's tongue hold its peace? Woman under socialism Now, says Paul, whenever you follow your lusts, in obedience to your old Adam, you do naught but give occasion to the slanderers—the devil and his troop—to blaspheme the name of God. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent Let not the poison and the gall Of slanderers defile me; If I such filth should touch at all It surely would beguile me, Might e'en quite overthrow me. Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs Translated by John Kelly It is generally from an eminence of self-importance that the slanderer speaks of those who occupy a position of real and given eminence. Talkers With Illustrations But these slanderers knew as well as could be, that Mr. Fisk had a free pass on the telegraph and steam communication with his wife every day. Phemie Frost's Experiences Before dealing, however, with the use he would make of those documents, we think it best to track this Scotch slanderer throughout his slimy course, and expose his astounding mixture of ignorance, impudence and meanness. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) It is the devil's own, whence he has his name of liar or slanderer—diabolus, or devil. Epistle Sermons, Vol. III Trinity Sunday to Advent This desire to give fair play all round, even to slanderers and malefactors, and the common father of these, is the crown and apex of civilization. Name and Fame A Novel Write over the doorway of your residence, “No admission for slanderers.” Talkers With Illustrations "All slanderers, are they?" says I. "No, no; they assume a character." Phemie Frost's Experiences She didn't like Trego--that was understood--but sympathy was very sweet to her just then, whatever its source, and she had no real objection to disparagement of her slanderer, either. Nobody That it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy If it is made the object of calumny, it should contradict and confound the slanderer. The New York Stock Exchange and Public Opinion Remarks at Annual Dinner, Association of Stock Exchange Brokers, Held at the Astor Hotel, New York, January 24, 1917 As, however, there is in every other class of character a variety of manifestations, so in that of the slanderer. Talkers With Illustrations You, Francisco Pizarro, are his slanderer, and you are his murderer. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots Both slanderer and slandered were employed in Billingsgate. The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy I have no scruple to rank a slanderer with a murderer or an assassin. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual The mental and moral attributes of the slanderer are of the most depraved and unhappy character. Talkers With Illustrations Perhaps the greatest injustice which these slanderers have done to Attahuallapa's memory, was by pretending that he became an apostate to his own religion and a convert to Catholicism just before his death. Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots Then, there is a disposition growing out of the pride of character to disregard the slanderer's tongue. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 11, November, 1880 That it may please thee to forgive our enemies persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts, We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy Among all those people, I hope none of my slanderers may see the purpose of their hearts against me. Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters Thus did the slanderer speak against David: “False witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty;” “They laid things to my charge that I knew not.” Talkers With Illustrations The lie is hurled in the teeth of the vile slanderer by this petition from the honest, virtuous ladies of the city of Lincoln. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Among several remarkable studies is one of a prattling slanderer, Don Marzio, which ranks as one of the finest bits of original character drawing the stage has ever seen. All About Coffee Yes, we are base, and vile, and hateful, Cruel, and shameless, and ungrateful— Impotent and heartless tools, Slaves, and slanderers, and fools. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 This is the impression intended to be made, first by these concealed calumniators at Knoxville, and afterwards by the open and avowed slanderers of the same party at Somerville! Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors A convicted slanderer was compelled to crawl under the table or bench, and in that position to bark three times like a dog, and pronounce his recantation. Pan Tadeusz Or, the Last Foray in Lithuania; a Story of Life Among Polish Gentlefolk in the Years 1811 and 1812 The patient Year had lived through the reproaches and misuses of its slanderers, and faithfully performed its work. A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others The truth has been said, a slanderer rebuked. Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. If a married woman is slandered she can prosecute the slanderer in her own name, and recover to her own use damages for the injury. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II To them the sight of his beautiful form brought only joy and gladness, but the proud and boastful, the slanderer and the robber, dreaded the glance of his keen eye. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life It is the first commandment of the slanderer to repeat promptly all the vitriolic talk he hears, but to keep strictly to himself all pleasant words or kindly gossip. Conversation What to Say and How to Say it You are both wicked little slanderers," Lady Beltham protested gently, "and don't know the blessing a good appetite is. Fantômas But slanderers have misled the sovereign and are seeking to destroy the Kwanto institutions. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era Yet the law admits the truth of a slanderous charge in justification of the slanderer, only when it can be shown that the knowledge of the truth is for the public benefit. A Manual of Moral Philosophy The slanderer does wrong, forasmuch as he abuses a man behind his back; and the hearer, forasmuch as he believes what he has not searched into thoroughly. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life And let me add that the apocryphal slanderer, the person who never says but hints all sorts of malicious things, is the worst sort of scandal-monger. Conversation What to Say and How to Say it If you can condescend to listen to slanderers, Mabel, I shall certainly not condescend to defend myself.' The Giant's Robe The ordeal's fatal trumpet sounded, And sad pale Adelgitha came, When forth a valiant champion bounded, And slew the slanderer of her fame. The Children's Garland from the Best Poets If your arrogance will vouchsafe to listen, hear, slanderer, me too! The Wagnerian Romances Why, if any body but Conscience were to make such insinuations and charges, he would be indictable as a foul slanderer, before a court of justice. Select Temperance Tracts "You lie!" cried Charles, and with one swift, sure blow, he laid the slanderer senseless at his feet. The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad You will be able to return to Syria in a few months under better auspices, and cover the slanderers of your people with confusion. Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 Call me not slanderer; thou and thine usurp The dominations, royalties, and rights Of this oppressed boy. Characteristics of Women Moral, Poetical, and Historical Moreover, his earliest slanderer was also of his own country,—an author named Quin. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 He despised all personal attacks upon himself; but, he said, not a solitary act of the government had escaped the slanderer's assaults. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. Their course resembles that of Satan, the envenomed slanderer, “the accuser of our brethren.” The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan I cried, and cry, no truce with the horde of slanderers who hid themselves within his shadow. Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti I declare miscreants and slanderers any who shall think or say the contrary. Child Life In Town And Country 1909 As if an invisible slanderer were at his side, unwilling to leave him, leave him in peace, his despair increased. The Goose Man “It’s a lie!” cries Blew, confronting the slanderer, and looking him straight in the face. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea “Is he, my joker?” said that identical individual, whose approach was unnoticed by either of us, catching his slanderer a crack on the head which sent him spinning. Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant They were received as true by every one there except Abdullah, who talked of hiring ruffians to assassinate the wicked slanderer. The Valley of the Kings It is to blunt the assassinating dagger of a marked, and hitherto privileged slanderer, against the character of such men that I admitted the paragraph in question into the Guardian. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada As tobacco has numerous slanderers, so there are many who know not how to turn tobacco to a good purpose. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Would the slanderer, or backbiter, or hypocrite, indulge their habits if they realized this truth? The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern Sermons Preached at the Opening Services of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, in 1866 Referring to Kurtz's tirade on "Luther's old boots," etc., the Lutheran remarked: "Is there no one in the General Synod who will call to account such a blasphemous slanderer?" American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) A thief, debtor, slanderer, or defamer may become the slave of the one he has wronged. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals It is, certainly, a true observation, that no people are so impatient of censure as those who are the greatest slanderers, which was wonderfully exemplified on this occasion. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II "And what does Sheila care," said Ingram with a hot flush in his face, "for the belief of a lot of idle gossips and slanderers?" Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 Besides, a duellist well-known Hath mixed himself in the affair, Malicious and a slanderer. Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] A Romance of Russian Life in Verse Private individuals cannot command the press; and, therefore, let slanderers of private character suffer the utmost punishment that the law can inflict. A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father Gibbon, however, chooses to gratify his taste for the luxury of scandal by believing at once in the perfect malice of the slanderer, and the perfect truth of his slanders. The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 Nowhere, he repeatedly complains, is there so little sense of the bonae literae, nowhere is study so despised as in the Netherlands, and nowhere are there more cavillers and slanderers. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation We declare before Almighty God we never heard the monarch speak one word in your disfavor, though we can well believe there may be slanderers who would rejoice to see such discord spread. The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa And yet, in the face of this, for nine successive years has this most unscrupulous of slanderers reiterated his charge. An Essay on Professional Ethics Second Edition I thought those pictured lips would have broken into voice to rebuke the recreant American, the slanderer of the dead. Pushing to the Front Now I have given you the true account of all, so that you can safely put down all slanderers’ gossip and tittle-tattle on the subject. Working in the Shade Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping King Henry of England and King Francis of France in their own countries have imposed silence upon the quarrellers and slanderers; if only the Pope would do the same! Erasmus and the Age of Reformation If my dear sister had not suffered in the first instance from the tongue of the slanderer, that blessed book’d never have done all this good, as far as we can see. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best They could not have had an enemy or slanderer in the world. She and I, Volume 1 I sincerely pardon all my enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, from the highest to the lowest, whom God forgive as I heartily do. Memoirs of the Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II. In the midst of a lengthy description of the qualifications of deacons is interjected the exhortation: “Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.” Deaconesses in Europe and their Lessons for America “This one,” said Sleep, “assaults losing gamesters, slanderers, and many a female rider, who repineth at the law which rendered the wife subject to her husband.” The Sleeping Bard or, Visions of the World, Death, and Hell No; you are a wild guesser as well as a slanderer. Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College He was industrious, restless, captious, and, although humane at heart, was the most malignant slanderer of his time. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 Intriguing, full of low malice and scheming, a "slanderer and substractor" he certainly was, but no fool. Marion's Faith. He hopes his slanderers will be punished, or it will be a precedent to others. The Palace of Pleasure, Volume 1 “That,” said the angel, “is the bed of the tale-bearers, the slanderers, and the whisperers, and of all other envious curs, who are continually wounding people behind their backs with their hands or their tongues.” The Sleeping Bard or, Visions of the World, Death, and Hell They will indignantly rebuke you as a slanderer if you say anything to lead them to suppose that you fear for their purity when they hear the confessions of girls or married women. The Priest, The Woman And The Confessional The brown eyes blazed on him with the anger meant for his hypothetic slanderer. Ambrotox and Limping Dick The groomsmen are denouncing him, as he deserves to be, as a slanderer and recreant. Marion's Faith. The Corporal had been vindicated and his slanderers confounded; but Lady Eleanor as usual did all that she could to make unpleasant things as little unpleasant as possible. The Drummer's Coat Roma," said Rossi, "forgive me for putting the question, but a falsehood like this, affecting the character of a good woman, ought to be stopped in the slanderer's throat. The Eternal City The husband refused passionately to believe a word against the truth and purity of the wife he loved, and called his friend a liar and a slanderer. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel He was a sneak, a spy, a coward, a demagogue, a parasite, a lickspittle, a fawner upon all from whom he hoped help, a slanderer of all who did not care to endure his society. James Fenimore Cooper American Men of Letters She was indeed "grave, no slanderer, sober, faithful in all things, adorned with a meek and quiet spirit, abounding in good works, and a teacher of good things." The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel "I wish I could gather her slanderers into one room and read them these letters," said Belle. The Making of Mary Thanks to you, this enemy of civil society, this slanderer of women, is down. The Eternal City This is the result of the slanderer’s work: to be the cause of guiding men to a discovery of the truth. Paris Talks Let it not be deterred by any condemnation with which the tongue of the slanderer may seek to debase its motives. The Advent of Divine Justice I accuse him as the foul slanderer of my fame, as the inhuman villain who betrayed my confidence. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Next Sunday he employed Dr. Corren to preach before him; who justified the king's proceedings, and gave Peyto the appellations of a rebel, a slanderer, a dog, and a traitor. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part C. From Henry VII. to Mary The conduct attributed to Madame Récamier in the odious examples fabricated by this slanderer, would have been insufferably repulsive even to average persons. The Friendships of Women A wretched charge had been made against him which, though wholly untrue, was as it were so strangely connected with the truth, that slanderers might not improbably be able almost to substantiate their calumnies. Phineas Redux In short, he so enlisted their sympathies in his behalf that they were ready to join him in ejecting Romer from the house as a slanderer. The Von Toodleburgs Or, The History of a Very Distinguished Family But in one way or another, justice demands that the slanderer contradict his lying imputations and remove by so doing the stain that besmirches the character of his victim. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals If a married woman is slandered she can prosecute in her own name the slanderer, and recover to her own use damages for the injury. An Account of the Proceedings on the Trial of Susan B. Anthony, on the Charge of Illegal Voting Miracles furnish the test in matters of doubt, between Jews and heathens, Jews and Christians, Catholics and heretics, the slandered and slanderers, between the two crosses. Pascal's Pensées Even in this last moment, however, of public recognition, he was not allowed to receive it without a snarl from one of the crowd of the many slanderers who found it safer to backbite him. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. - Volume 07 Historical and Political Tracts-Irish And if a religious man asks, "Are you falling then into atheism?" one may assume an indignant tone, and say: "We have never denied God: whoever says we have is a slanderer!" The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism I leave to these men themselves to choose whether they are to appear as criminal slanderers or as fools. In the World War Do you think Mrs. Dr. Matthews sallied out directly her meal was concluded, and openly and bitterly denounced Dr. Selmser as a pulpit slanderer? Divers Women I protest, madam," replied Saffredent, "against winning the repute of a slanderer through telling the truth, or losing the favour of virtuous ladies through relating the deeds of the wanton. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. V. (of V.) That," he replied, "is as much as to say that I am somewhat given to slander; however, I will show you that reputed slanderers have spoken the truth. The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. IV. (of V.) A man who defends his honour, who kills his slanderer, is very lightly punished. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro "Is there no way of dealing with these slanderers?" The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars The answer is at hand—the slanderer is ever a busy body in other men's matters. Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation "And I demand wager of battle, as against the foul charge of this foreign slanderer and liar." Beatrix of Clare Many of the individuals thus calumniated are still alive and settled in the civilized world, where they are esteemed for qualities diametrically opposite to those ascribed to them by their slanderer. Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. These cruel slanderers have all but broken my spirit. My Neighbors Stories of the Welsh People The merchants, and others of my rank, scoff at these rumours, and have in full council denounced their authors as slanderers; but the lower class still hold to their belief. The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars Immaterial how great may be his qualifications, or how splendid his talents, they will, by that species of logic for which slanderers are famous, prove him to be a fool. Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation To be ourselves the slanderers of our own just and religious deeds! Life of John Milton And that man—the slanderer—the murderer of this martyred Missionary—what punishment was inflicted on him? Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. Against his brother editors he hurled such epithets as "loathsome and leprous slanderer and libeller," "pestilential scoundrel," "polluted wretch," "foul jaws," "common bandit," "prince of darkness," "turkey buzzard," "ghoul." Fifth Avenue The name—the name of the base slanderer. Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival Vestal virgins and married women were protected against the slanderer. Myths of Babylonia and Assyria “Devil,” in the original, means traducer or slanderer. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series This slanderer induced Siegfried to banish Genofeva straightway, and so the lady fled from the castle to the neighbouring forest of Laach, where a little later she gave birth to a boy. Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine Thou shalt answer for this, thou slanderer; thy offences be upon thy head. The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 His word alone is worth a thousand oaths of such heartless slanderers as those that stab in the dark! Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival "She stays out till all hours, I'm told," one slanderer said. The Workingman's Paradise An Australian Labour Novel There is no personality too mean—there is no insinuation too audacious or too false for the recklessness of these daring slanderers. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series Yes; for the slanderer of my fame: who under shew of friendship, arraigns me of injustice; buzzing in every ear foul breach of trust, and family dishonour. The Gamester (1753) Has the slanderer's tongue unsparing Ruthless tarnished with its stain; Was your good name worth the wearing— Go and win it back again. Debris Selections from Poems No cowardly slanderer shall instil his poisonous calumnies against you into my ear. Willy Reilly The Works of William Carleton, Volume One I have never regretted it, and have lived to see the slanderers of my fame rebuked by the whole country. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest We cannot punish the slanderer by slandering him in turn; and in punishing the murderer, it is impossible to torture him in the same way as he has probably tortured his victim. Crime and Its Causes In the latter case, any relation or friend is at liberty, to silence forever the tongue of the slanderer. A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on Slavery These slanderers were chiefly, I believe, Parsons or Persons, and Sanders, who scrupled at nothing that would tend to blacken the character and reputation of Elizabeth. Notes and Queries, Number 62, January 4, 1851 Suddenly he said to the slanderer: "My friend, did I hear you say that you have been visiting your wife?" In the Days of Poor Richard Nay, the slanderers even go so far as to assert thou wouldst not hesitate to say, 'Stand and deliver!' to a true man on the highway. The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest Then, sir, general report is a slanderer, and should not be credited. Ella Barnwell A Historical Romance of Border Life I will give the slanderers matter for curses. Israel Potter Hardly had the ceremonies been concluded before the episcopal slanderer was struck down with a fatal malady. The Truce of God A Tale of the Eleventh Century Do you wish that some slanderer, to crown her misery, should accuse her of tolerating here the slayer of her father? The Cid But this was an accusation made by ignorant slanderers, whose custom it is to wound the lives of others with their malicious bite. The Origin and Deeds of the Goths I would as lief be hunted by blood-hounds as be stabbed in the back by anonymous slanderers!” Mr. Fortescue An Andean Romance And the great chief, Idomeneus, answered in great wrath, “Ajax, ever ready to abuse, inconsiderate slanderer! thou art in all respects inferior to the other Argives, for thy mind is rude.” The Children's Hour, Volume 3 (of 10) Rome was filled with slanders against him; and the fulsome senate implored him to punish the slanderers. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 His aspect put to flight in an instant what prejudices his slanderers had raised in me. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist Never listen to a backbiter, detractor, or slanderer—it is sinful. Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine The Puranic All-god Vishnu stands in as close a relation to his Vedic prototype as does Milton's Satan to the snaky slanderer of an age more primitive. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow Proof was demanded and was not offered; but its very absence only deepened the malignity of the slanderers. The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 But Rodaja replied, that the hornet in question must needs be a slanderer, seeing that slanderers were of a race whose tongues were capable of penetrating bodies of bronze, to say nothing of glass. The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes Three shall not enter Paradise—the scoffer, the hypocrite, and the slanderer. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala I say that this paper is full of wholesome things, and that when it denounces the Minister as a good-for-nothing, as a slanderer, as a thief—it does but its duty. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 30, 1892 The prince proclaimed in letters and placards his deep attachment to the Republic, and denounced as his enemies and slanderers all those who said he was not firmly resolved to maintain the constitution. France in the Nineteenth Century Thus the close slanderer argueth; and a weak or prejudiced person is thereby so caught, that he presently is ready thence to conclude the thing done. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) The slanderer, thoroughly frightened, stood silent a few moments like a prisoner in the stocks. The Light in the Clearing Four classes do not receive the presence of the Shechinah: scorners, liars, flatterers, and slanderers. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala We merely ask, do not estrange us from you, do not destroy the ancient tie of blood, do not let scoffers and slanderers drive a kindred nation from your side. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 584. (Supplement to Vol. 20) He bestowed unmeasured praise upon Charon throughout the trial, and proved Menekleides to be a malignant slanderer. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II So meaneth this serpent out of the hedge securely and unavoidably to bite his neighbor, and is in that respect more base and more hurtful than the most flat and positive slanderer. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) The slanderer stayed in retirement the rest of the day and the incident passed into history, not without leaving its impression on the people of the two towns. The Light in the Clearing God will say to the prince of hell, "I from above and thou from below shall judge and condemn the slanderer." Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala But one end, indeed, could justify the proud Miss Heth in lingering in a public hall with the slanderer of herself and her family. V. V.'s Eyes You have listened to slanderers; you have secretly tried me by tests that are not in the bargain, and you have judged and condemned me without a hearing, without a word. Lady Rose's Daughter Oh! of course he'd done everything for the best—trust him!—and everybody else was a cur and a slanderer. Marcella Meanwhile her husband encounters the slanderer, and is severely wounded. The Theory of the Theatre The soul of a slanderer is transmigrated into a silent stone. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala It was here, too, amidst her own bowers of roses, that her slanderers laid the base story of her dishonour, and struck a fatal blow to the line of the gallant Abencerrages. Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists His slanderers--including Aileen's ridiculous guardians--could only look foolish if they pursued the matter any further. Lady Rose's Daughter High-featured, amply-bearded, see he stands Facing the Autocrat; those sinewy hands, Shaped but for clutching—so his slanderers say— The huckster bait can coldly put away "Blood against bullion." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 16, 1891 "They can do so," said the Elector—"they can call the slanderer to account, and you can do so too, Burgsdorf, if it seems necessary to you." The Youth of the Great Elector The scoffer, the liar, the hypocrite, and the slanderer can have no share in the future world of bliss. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala You appeared in your own character as a liar, a slanderer and a traitor. Don Orsino The king chid him a little, saying to me that neither he nor any good man could believe such a slanderer. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Why come ye to this sacred spot, Led by the counsel of a knave, And flanked by slanderer and sot? The Mistress of the Manse Those who act toward you as though no man dared say aught to you, or had aught to say, are despicable flatterers, are base slanderers of you yourselves. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English The name dragon means devourer; Satan means adversary; devil means slanderer; while serpent means deceiver; and all these names indicate the characteristics of Satan, the evil one. The Harp of God We can regard him with amusement as a liar, a forger, a glutton, and a slanderer of his kind. Old and New Masters "You are a slanderer; he is incapable of deceit." A Perilous Secret He assures her that he has avoided her only because he did not wish to provide slanderers with matter for gossip; to which the Countess replies that his care for her reputation is excessive. The Troubadours It is noticeable, too, that no unfavourable traits develop themselves on the re-establishment of her happiness and the condemnation of her slanderers; there is no excessive reaction to unbecoming laxity, no ἄσχημον πρᾶγμα. The Three Additions to Daniel, a Study Infamous libellers and slanderers of the State, like Sir Jocelyn, are ever punished in one way; but new crimes require new manner of punishment. The Star-Chamber, Volume 2 An Historical Romance He thinks, forsooth, that you have fallen to such a degree of weakness that he can persuade you that you have been entertaining Persuasion herself in your city, and not a vile slanderer. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 "You foul-mouthed slanderer, I'll indict you for defamation, and give you twelve months in one of her Majesty's jails." A Perilous Secret His relations with the lady and with his patron were disturbed by the lauzengiers, the slanderers, the envious, and the backbiters of whom troubadours constantly complain, and he was obliged to leave Ventadour. The Troubadours They could not, therefore, punish him as a false witness or slanderer. The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel Yes, this liar and slanderer, whoever he was, had tried to kill him. The Blotting Book What!" continued he, "my old classmate Rainbow turned slanderer? Lectures on Art Then steps in the slanderer, Satan, and whispers, ‘But you are sinful; therefore God hates you, and wills you harm, and torture, and ruin.’ Sermons for the Times I need no proof," cried Dridha-Varman; "but lest others should follow their evil example, I will have vengeance on the slanderers. Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit From jests to jibes, from taunts to blows, was then, as ever, an easy path; and in reply to some unchivalric remark concerning his lady-love, Douglas struck the slanderer with all his might. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 Indeed, should Morris be told, as he felt sure he would be, who his slanderer and defamer was, that gentleman would be wise to keep out of his way with him in such a mood. The Blotting Book Anonymous letters are usually the resource of a liar and slanderer; but there is no rule without exception; and the writer can bring proof of every syllable he asserts. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." In what respect, having these points of character, he might be fairly likened to his master, that good man's slanderers only can explain. Martin Chuzzlewit In the first bewilderment of my heated brain, I tried to think what slanderer could have traced my family to the ignoble animal mentioned above. Holiday Romance Why are you so ready now to take a slanderer's word against his? The Round-Up A romance of Arizona novelized from Edmund Day's melodrama And by an awful coincidence, his madness had been contemporaneous with the slanderer's death. The Blotting Book The black would trot off quite calmly and in a most matter of fact way, as though to shame all slanderers of his lamb-like character. Arizona Nights Against the world's great man Lift their low calumny and sneering cries The Pharisaic multitude, the host Of piddling slanderers whose little eyes Know not what greatness is and never can. Poems MY child died, before his father's eyes, a far more agonising and painful death than that young slanderer of his sister's worth is meeting while I speak. The Pickwick Papers If the people hate slanderers bitterly enough to kill them, then they should hate them enough to see that the laws against slander are enforced. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 A frightful slander had crushed him to the earth—he could kill his slanderer, but afterward—? Baron Trigault's Vengeance I advise those who, on the strength of what slanderers and plagiarists say, imagine that Rousseau embraced his theory only from a vain love of eccentricity, to read "Emile" and the "Social Contract" once more. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery It is the least defect of such a method of portraiture that it makes the path easy for the devil’s advocate, and leaves for the misuse of the slanderer a considerable field of truth. Lay Morals And I drew blood—blood, I say—I did—from the slanderer. Tales from Two Hemispheres They constitute the exceptions which confirm the rule that it is well to let the law punish slanderers. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 He knew that she was only a vile slanderer, but she might meet other beings as vile as herself who would be only too glad to believe her falsehoods. Baron Trigault's Vengeance The commission-merchant—that is, the merchant—that is, the man—is a gambler, a slanderer, a charlatan, a mercenary, a thief, a forger. System of Economical Contradictions; or, the Philosophy of Misery It is the least defect of such a method of portraiture that it makes the path easy for the devil’s advocate, and leaves the misuse of the slanderer a considerable field of truth. Father Damien, an Open Letter to the Reverend Dr. Hyde of Honolulu Liars," he shouted, striving with all the power of his voice to dominate the clamour, "liars and slanderers. The Octopus : A story of California Mr. Bulstrode felt a shuddering nausea, and did not speak, but was considering diligently whether he should not leave Raffles to do as he would, and simply defy him as a slanderer. Middlemarch If he had been ten times a liar, ten times a slanderer and assassin of character, a man would have known that the young editor spoke the truth then. Captivating Mary Carstairs The slanderer is worse than a thief and causes incalculable suffering and misery. An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism "Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things." The Woman's Bible What was her natural infirmity, in comparison with the slanderer's moral defilement! Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I He paced up and down the library for a time, divided thus between a fierce contempt for Meynell's slanderers and a passionate pity for Hester. The Case of Richard Meynell I would take those slanderers, And throw them to wolves and tigers. The Shih King From the Sacred Books of the East Volume 3 What is to be said about slander and the slanderer? An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism In the last resort she was astute enough, if needs must, to have him driven from the house as a slanderer and blackmailer. Casanova's Homecoming Perhaps the persons who suffer this unmerited contempt, possess qualities of a mental and moral description, which ought to conciliate the esteem and excite the imitation of the fair and graceful slanderer. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I Many surmised that some tragic fact lay at the root of the tale, since those concerned had not chosen to bring the slanderer to account. The Case of Richard Meynell From the bottom of my heart I also thanked all my detractors and slanderers, as it was through them that I had had the pleasure of fighting, with the certainty of conquering. My Double Life The Memoirs of Sarah Bernhardt The slanderer's malice was obvious; but the slander might have some element of truth. The Golden Calf This was no less than to lead a troop of my men against Renny of Coldscaur, an enemy and slanderer of mine, but none the less as great a lord as he was rascal. The Forest Lovers He is an immoral slanderer; he is a liar … he upsets me. A Desperate Character and Other Stories I mean to know the name of every slanderer that's spoken of this matter to you and of every tattler you've passed it on to yourself. The Magnificent Ambersons Exactly what your slanderers inquired of each other. An Algonquin Maiden A Romance of the Early Days of Upper Canada Belike, the slanderers have made a false report of me, And thou inclin'dst to them, and they redoubled in despite. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV O heart, if slanderers avouch that there exists his like For goodliness, say thou to them, "Produce him to my sight." The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume III These wiseacres are as far from the truth as his libellers and slanderers. Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Give her up to the whole world of slanderers!—destroy her character! Tales and Novels — Volume 10 In the interval, Mr. Hunt was assailed with every opprobrious epithet of liar, scoundrel, base slanderer, and exclamations, 'He cannot produce it, it is all a fabrication,' &c. &c. Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 And disregard and put away the tales of slanderers; For seldom seeks the sland'rer aught but lovers to divide. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV It was not believed that these relations were of the guilty nature implied by the slanderers. The Saint Guy scarcely pronounced the words when Vivian Standish sprang in mad fury towards him, crying— "Liar! slanderer!—your words are false!" Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense I have reason to believe her the author of many slanders, but look for no relief from the mischiefs they have occasioned, in accusing or upbraiding the slanderer. Jane Talbot Between me and my clerical maligners, between me and my religious slanderers, I leave you, ladies and gentlemen, to judge. Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest Yea, for the slanderer and myself and thee, an awful day Of standing up shall come, when God to judgment all shall cite. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV One asked to be forgiven because he had believed the slanderers, and at that a series of "Forgive me also, me also!" sounded. The Saint He carries sneak and slanderer written in his face—and sneak and slanderer he will be, elect or none. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography "Will you let him think me a liar and slanderer?" Mary Marston The Boers were furious and threatened to shoot him as a slanderer. The Ghost Kings "I hear and obey," answered she and wrote the following: Indeed, I am consoled and sleep is pleasant to mine eyes; For I have heard what came of prate of slanderers and spies. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV Oh, you railer at royalty and slanderer of all that is noble and good! The Virginians Again I demanded the name of my slanderer, and was refused it. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography Do not dare to go until I have told you that you are a vile slanderer. Mary Marston It's all very well for you, Stepan Trofimovitch, a confirmed bachelor, to talk like that, stick up for his excellency and call me a slanderer. The Possessed (The Devils) But His patient heart overflows in pity for the reckless slanderers, and He warns them that they are coming near the edge of a precipice. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Mark You have taught me how powerful is the breath of the slanderer, and how frail is the tenure by which we hold our good names. The Pilot That cold unmoved smile!—when she knew me, must have known me, not to be the wretch which those hired slanderers had called me. Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography She selected from the anonymous letter several words—"character, abused, Sir, Charles, Bassett, lady, abandoned, friend, whether, ten, slanderer" etc.—and wrote them on a slip of paper. A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day In those portals now, madam, Lebyadkin may have spoken about an honourable young lady, in the honourable indignation of a soul revolted by wrongs, and his slanderers have taken advantage of it. The Possessed (The Devils) Those ferocious hands that had laid the slanderer prostrate on the floor, feebly beat her bosom and her gray head. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time The 'froward man' here seems to be the same as the slanderer in the next clause. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes And then, to suppose her under the domination and supreme guidance of a silly and romantic aunt!—The slander should have been repelled down the slanderer's throat. Quentin Durward The slanderers were not deterred by the consideration that the Jewish Passover had taken place very much earlier than the running away of Egorka from his mother. The Created Legend These shall be cleared from the calumnies which slanderers speak of them; they shall obtain pardon, and an honourable provision. The Koran (Al-Qur'an) Which I feare, least it may be too truely affirmed of this slanderer, as it is manifest out of these two last obiections. The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 The slanderer works secretly; this mischief-maker goes the plain way to work. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Besides, it is a questionable courtesy for a former beau to defend another man's wife's name, and Dyckman proved his devotion to Charity best by leaving her slanderer unrebuked. We Can't Have Everything I tell you he's a villain, and a slanderer. Two Years Ago, Volume I No doubt every part of the story has been distorted and exaggerated in the telling; and a great deal of it may be pure invention, evolved from the inner consciousness of the slanderer. Phantom Fortune, a Novel He hath a deaf ear to the charmer, a close mouth to the slanderer, an open hand to charity, and an humble mind to piety. Character Writings of the 17th Century “The heat of the room—” “This odor of corpses we’re breathing here—” “Murderer, slanderer, hypocrite!” repeated the head. The Reign of Greed For what else is a slanderer and malignant man than a fox, or some other more wretched and meaner animal? A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion "Four cannot appear before God: the scorner, the hypocrite, the liar, and the slanderer." A Lie Never Justifiable If agreeable people virtually live longer now, so do bores, cheats, slanderers, hypocrites, and people who eat onions and chew tobacco; and the rail enables these to pursue their victims with inevitable, fatal swiftness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858 The tyrant's scorn is vain, In vain the slanderer's breath, We'll rush to break the chain, E'en on the jaws of death; Hurrah! The Anti-Slavery Harp The slanderer therefore doth engage himself into great straits, incurring an obligation to repair an almost irreparable mischief. Sermons on Evil-Speaking I wrote the article—I am your recanting slanderer! Old Creole Days Am I not justified in my anger against the slanderer, and in coming to my father's rescue as if he were slandered by this charge? The Orations of Lysias In one of her letters my mother remarks, "I think no sort of man can be called a devil, unless it be a slanderer." Memories of Hawthorne Treason on innocence leers, with looks that seek to devour, And the fell slanderer's tooth kills with its poisonous bite. The Poems of Schiller — Third period And of this the slanderer is most deeply guilty. Sermons on Evil-Speaking "I believe so—I think"— "Well; I saw him an hour ago in search of your slanderer!" Old Creole Days For slanderers bring this up against men who were children at that time, and those who were out of the city. The Orations of Lysias And oh! if this were possible—that she, The queen, so foully could pollute her honor, Then how much easier were it to believe An Eboli may be a slanderer! Don Carlos It is, verily, a true saying, namely, that there is no remedy against the attacks of the slanderer. Apology of the Augsburg Confession Lastly, the slanderer is a very fool, as bringing many great inconveniences, troubles, and mischiefs on himself. Sermons on Evil-Speaking But in reality there is another light, in which these modern critics may, with great justice and propriety, be seen; and this is that of a common slanderer. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling And because of wicked slanderers art thou banished from the land. The Lay of the Cid As if that, which in all other cases adds a deeper dye to slander, the circumstance of its being anonymous, here acted only to make the slanderer inviolable! Biographia Literaria There was much reason for their hatred of the man who crossed the mountains with them, and this was intensified by their being brought before Alcalde Sinclair and proven slanderers. History of the Donner Party, a Tragedy of the Sierra Tenthly, in fine, the slanderer, if he doth not, by serious and sore repentance retract his practice, doth banish himself from heaven and happiness, doth expose himself to endless miseries and sorrows. Sermons on Evil-Speaking With all this my good reader will doubtless agree; but much of it will probably seem too severe, when applied to the slanderer of books. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling We can't bother about all the malice of all the slanderers in Rome. The Unwilling Vestal "Whether hath that man faith in Christ that is not changed in the nature, and is not the liar and slanderer an unbeliever, and of the cursed nature, yea or no?" Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 There was one fixed point, however, at which she always abandoned the cause of her reverend protege—it was so soon as she learned he had preached a regular sermon against slanderers and backbiters. The Fortunes of Nigel Thus the close slanderer argueth; and a weak or prejudiced person is thereby so caught, that he presently is ready thence to conclude the thing done. Sermons on Evil-Speaking It was hateful to think of my photograph having been exposed in every London shop-window, and of anonymous slanderers being permitted to indite such scandal as this about an innocent woman. Recalled to Life "You are evil slanderers," she said, and walked away swiftly, pursued by the sound of their loud, insulting laughter. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch There was a gossip and a slanderer who became dazed on reading: “Thou shalt not bear false witness.” The Visions of the Sleeping Bard If he is unjustly accused, he can prove it, and put his slanderers to shame without our promptings. At Last If we would stop our ears, we should stop the slanderer’s mouth; if we would resist the calumniator, he would fly from us; if we would reprove him, we should repel him. Sermons on Evil-Speaking And as to what you, a slanderer, can say about false witness. The Bride of the Nile — Volume 04 It is now, now, now that I must nail your blaspheming body to the earth—now, now that I must avenge Our Lady on her vile slanderer. The Ball and the Cross “This,” said the Angel, “is the abode of the slanderers, defamers and backbiters, and of all envious cowards who always do hurt in word or deed behind one’s back.” The Visions of the Sleeping Bard Believe me, lad, the tongue of a viper is less hurtful than that of a slanderer, and the gilded scales of a rattle-snake less dreadful than the purse of the oppressor. The History of the Life of the Late Mr Jonathan Wild the Great But these conceits arise from great inconsiderateness, or mistake: nor can they excuse the slanderer from grievous injustice. Sermons on Evil-Speaking "Is she to be turned out because people are slanderers?" He Knew He Was Right Face to face she would tell him that he was a liar and a slanderer and no gentleman, though she should have to run round the world to catch him. The American Senator "Excuse me, Nora, use that Irish wit of yours and lay these slanderers low." Grace Harlowe's Senior Year at High School For a lively quarter of an hour they discussed people about town, liberally approving the slandered and denouncing the slanderers. Brewster's Millions All the good a slanderer can do is, to disparage what he would maintain. Sermons on Evil-Speaking She might now have had her vengeance on all her miserable slanderers, and enjoyed a boundless popularity. The Clique of Gold They are brutal, suspicious, grasping, and envious; hypocrites, liars, and slanderers; inclined to petty, illicit profits, mean interpretations, and coarse flattery of the stronger. The Life of the Bee I dreamt of a Veranilda who loved so purely and so constantly that not a thousand slanderers could have touched her heart with a shadow of mistrust. Veranilda He sot out to hang that poor young gal, and now he is willing to pay two hundred and fifty dollars to show the court he was a idjut and a slanderer! At the Mercy of Tiberius The slanderer is a fool, because he useth improper means and preposterous methods of effecting his purposes. Sermons on Evil-Speaking The testy senior could no longer contain himself, but cried hastily, "'Tis well known that your tongue is no slanderer." The Adventures of Roderick Random When, in your presence, any one attacks me, your best plan is to mock the slanderers by outdoing them. Balzac No one can watch you there, Antoinette; for your castle is not large enough to lodge your slanderers. Joseph II. and His Court Notwithstanding his being ranked among the gods, he is the slanderer of the gods, the grand contriver of deceit and fraud, the reproach of gods and men. Fridthjof's Saga; a Norse romance The slanderer therefore is apprehended a common enemy, dangerous to all men; and thence rendereth all men averse from him, and ready to cross him. Sermons on Evil-Speaking "Mr. Hazel, you are a liar and a slanderer." Foul Play You are a liar and a slanderer, for you call us infamous rebels and traitors merely because we fought for our country and our emperor. Andreas Hofer "You are a wicked slanderer, count," replied the empress. Joseph II. and His Court Who is the slanderer who has said that of me?' Jezebel's Daughter So meaneth this serpent out of the hedge securely and unavoidably to bite his neighbour, and is in that respect more base and more hurtful than the most flat and positive slanderer. Sermons on Evil-Speaking But she had little or no pity for the slanderer. Foul Play "The miserable liars and slanderers!" cried Amelia, contemptuously. Frederick the Great and His Family Had he then had the system of lies that he now has, he would somehow have bribed a slanderer, who would have declared that he was Catharine's lover. Henry VIII and His Court And the poor people have believed what these evil advisers and slanderers have told them, and have been led astray into making the riot against me. Marie Antoinette and Her Son The slanderers said There is hair upon his cheeks, v. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 I cast thee out of heart and far from vitals mine; * Then let the slanderer wot this truth and see I am sincere.' The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 To the hilt I now set hand impetuously, and would have turned to strike that foul slanderer dead, but that Giuliana restrained me, a wild alarm in her eyes. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza But a man who has failed is a fair mark for every slanderer, puppy, ignoramus, discontented mutineer; as I am now. Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time Edward embraced this conclusion as a matter of course, and urged the character of that gentleman's solitary traducer: Alfred was a traitor, and therefore why not a slanderer? Hard Cash When the slanderers only to part us cared, iv. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 10 Yea, for myself and slanderer and thee * An awful day of reckoning there shall be.' The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 Pursuing the tactics of slanderers, they began by extolling the land, so that they might not by too unfavorable a report arouse the suspicion of the community. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 3 She had banished Grant from her presence until this stain was removed from her father's name, but could she blame him for trying to save her from contact with her father's slanderer? A First Family of Tasajara Show these words to your slanderers when I am no more. Hard Cash Because the King, deceived by slanderers, pronounced me worthy of punishment. The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 Yes, slanderers falsed my words, and thou to them * Inclining, madest spite and envy grow. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 I will go; but you shall tell me after, Herr Werner, you shall tell me, whether Just is not a foul slanderer. Minna Von Barnhelm There was at that Court no want of slanderers and sneerers whose malignity was only the more dangerous because it wore a meek and sanctimonious air. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 "I mean that you... are a slanderer, that's what my words mean!" Crime and Punishment My journey to Berlin has given the slanderer further opportunity of painting me as a suspicious character: I smile at the ineffectual attempt. The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 2 The vulgar slanderer was allowed to escape after this valuable testimony. Jeanne D'Arc: her life and death When the worn-out slanderer and voluptuary, Dr. Wolcot, lay on his deathbed, one of his friends asked if he could do anything to gratify him. Character These be accusers, promoters, and slanderers; they be evil ordnance, shrewd hand-guns, and bows; they put a man to great displeasure; oftentimes death cometh upon that shot. Sermons on the Card Two specimen cases will suffice to show how he reduced shrewd slanderers to confusion. Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography When I have avoided a brawl with you, preferring to live my life in peace with every man, you have said I was a coward, you unmanly slanderer! The Choir Invisible I mean to stay here to defy all these liars and slanderers. Pillars of Society Remember the prayer of our holy litany, where we implore the Divine Power—’that it may please thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts. The Pioneers Renegade, traitor, slave, coward, liar, slanderer, murderer, hack writer, police-spy—the one small service which he could render to England was to hate her: and such as he was may all who hate her be! Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2 There are numbers of dull-witted creatures, drunkards, intriguing schemers and slanderers, but there is not one person of talent among them. The Wife, and other stories It is understood that a man is not a whit the less a slanderer because he believes the slander which he promulgates. North America — Volume 2 Although she had given way, Mrs. Bowmore was not disposed to trust her daughter, without supervision, in the society of a man whom Charlotte herself had reviled as a slanderer and a false friend. Little Novels I for a while Will leave you: but stir not you till you have well Determined upon these slanderers. Measure for Measure "And men call us slanderers!" cried the Countess. A Daughter of Eve To prison with her for a slanderer of our right hand! Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare Come forth, thou slanderer, and refer the public to the Waiter’s will in Doctors’ Commons supporting thy malignant hiss! Somebody's Luggage I have silenced the slanderers, peace to their souls! Poems — Volume 2 "It seems to me that if what he says is false, the proper name for it is calumny, defamation of character; and such a slanderer deserves the thrashing." Bureaucracy Nevertheless I still live; and there will come a day when Sigismund and Gertrude shall be comforted and the slanderers punished. The Autobiography of a Slander “But you surely don’t expect me to go around shooting every slanderer in the Solomons that opens his mouth?” he demanded gloomily. Adventure The king's command forced the soldier to perform more than he had promised, and what he had said, reported, by the tongues of slanderers, bound him to accomplish what he had NOT said. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology |
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